Dynamic LSA Industry…Staying Informed!

For my talk to a standing room only crowd at AOPA’s 2006 Expo in Palm Springs, I created this graphic. Info was collected from LAMA members by GAMA for an FAA planning meeting; it compared well with my own count. Be advised: some shifting may occur.

To say the pace has been frenetic for professionals in the LSA industry is both understatement and nothing new to those involved. Most LSA pros are working “day and night” (as one put it) just to get all the work done. It makes for a very exciting time as well as an exhausting one. The chart to the side shows their progress in graphical form. Based on a measurement at the 18-month point, nine companies have made 80% of the SLSA deliveries. But companies that hardly factored in this count are beginning to ship and future shares are certain to change. Early leaders are well positioned to grow (even given Cessna’s possible LSA entry). *** To help you keep up with the warp speed developments, I am happy to introduce the “SLSA List” under the Light-Sport Aircraft tab. This new list is fully up-to-date and I’ll try to keep it so. Plus you can sort it many ways. And you can click to much more information, both on ByDanJohnson.com and on other websites. Go enjoy! It’s free to all visitors; just tell others where you saw it.